Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how the J.B. Kremer Young Teacher Award collects, uses and handles personal information you provide when nominating and/or when visiting our website. Your privacy is important to us, so if there is anything in this privacy policy that is unclear, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

About us

The J.B. Kremer Young Teacher Award is an annual award recognising excellence in the teaching of English as a foreign language within the Luxembourg school system. Our registered website address is: www.jbkremeryoungteacheraward.lu.

Data we collect directly from you

When completing our online nomination form and showcasing the awardees, we ask for a range of personal information and for your consent for specific purposes:

Name and surname of nominator
Position of nominator
School/Institution of nominator
Email address of nominator
Name and surname of nominee
Position of nominee
School of nominee
Email address of nominee
Testimonial from the nominator
Statement from the nominee
Images submitted by you or taken of you in relation to the award

If you provide the above information on your nominee’s behalf it is your responsibility to ensure that the person you have provided the personal data about is aware that you have done so, and has our agreed of our use of the information (as described in this privacy policy).

Automatic Data Collection

We collect personal information about website usage through cookies. We also use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”) to understand how visitors engage with our website and how we can improve it.

Cookies

Cookies are small items of electronic information that a website sends to a visitor’s browser and are stored on the visitor’s hard drive. For further information on cookies visit: www.allaboutcookies.org.

If you prefer not to receive cookies while browsing our website, you can set your browser to refuse cookies that are stored on your computer; the above websites tell you how to do this. You do not need to have cookies turned on to use or navigate through most parts of our website, although some functionality may be lost. You can also read the following browser guides to find out how to disable or delete cookies in your browser:

What we use the data for

We collect personal data in order to:

communicate updates regarding your nomination.
ask specific questions regarding your nomination.
pass this on to our panel for the sole purpose of shortlisting and selecting the awardee.
provide you with specific information or help you have requested.
manage our website and troubleshoot any problems.
track the effectiveness of our website and monitor how users interact with it.

Keeping your information up to date

If you need update the details we hold about you, or believe we hold inaccurate data please contact us directly over email.

Retention of your data

We will only keep your data for as long as is reasonably necessary and for the purpose for which it was collected.

How we protect your data

Your personal information is stored securely and can only be accessed by the award organisers and panel. We may also use third party providers to deliver our services, such as externally hosted software or cloud providers (e.g. Google Drive).

Your rights

You have the right to:

ask us for an electronic copy of the personal data we hold about you.
inform us of any changes to your personal data.
ask us to correct any of the personal data we hold about you.
ask us to erase your personal data from our systems.
object to certain processing of your personal data by us.
restrict the processing in certain ways.
withdraw your consent at any time subject to applicable law.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may also change from time to time. Please access this page to see the changes. If we make significant changes that will have an impact on you (e.g. when we start processing your personal data for other purposes than set out above), we will contact you prior to doing so.

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about our processing of your personal data you can get in touch with us via email at jbkremeryoungteacheraward@gmail.com.